Network Engineer (Trading Infrastructure)
eqvilentjobs
Remote
Posted Jun 26, 2026
- Other
- Infrastructure
Job description
We’re looking for **a Network Engineer** to join our Trading Infrastructure team. You will work on end-to-end network tasks: from new site and provider connectivity to validation, troubleshooting, and performance bottleneck analysis. The role is focused on low-latency and performance-sensitive environments and involves close collaboration with vendors, carriers, systems and hardware engineers. --- **What You’ll be doing** - Design, build, and operate network connectivity for trading infrastructure across colocation sites and regions - Deliver end-to-end network setups: cross-connects, routing, validation testing, and go-live readiness - Investigate and resolve complex network issues affecting latency, jitter, packet loss, or reliability - Identify and address bottlenecks across the stack together with systems and hardware engineers - Support timing-sensitive networking (PTP/NTP): bring-up, validation, monitoring, and troubleshooting - Work on connectivity to cloud providers - Improve repeatability through automation, templates, and tooling - Contribute to operational readiness: runbooks, checklists, incident reviews (RCA), inventory and documentation - Participate in scheduled on-call rotations to support network operations and incident response **What we look for in you:** - Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting production networks, Linux and NGFW - Solid understanding of routing and switching fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, L2/L3 design) - Good understanding of how networks impact system and application performance - Ability to work end-to-end and collaborate across domains (systems, hardware, vendors) - Automation mindset; scripting experience (Python/Bash) is a plus - Passion for technology and continuous learning **Nice-to-Have:** - Experience in low-latency or performance-sensitive environments (trading, exchanges, market data) - Colocation and provider connectivity experience (cross-connects, optics, acceptance testing) - Experience with cloud connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Cloud Interconnect, etc.) - PTP/NTP experience and understanding of timing-related failure modes - CCNP-level (CCNP SP / CCNP DC / CCNP Ent knowledge or equivalent hands-on experience **Why should you join our team?** - Exciting challenges with ample opportunities for personal and professional growth - A welcoming international team of highly qualified professionals - Cutting-edge hardware and technology - Work remotely from anywhere in the world - Access any of our global offices anytime - Flexible schedule - 40 paid days off - Competitive salary